WOLLHEIM, J.
In this medical malpractice case, plaintiff appeals a judgment for defendant, Dr. Adler, an on-call neurosurgeon who gave advice over the telephone to an emergency room physician or resident physician concerning plaintiff's care. The case turns on whether the circumstances of that communication gave rise to a physician-patient relationship between defendant and plaintiff. The trial court denied plaintiff's motion for a directed verdict on the issue of...
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